About
Wim Van Criekinge holds a PhD and is a tenured professor of computational genomics and bioinformatics at Ghent University, where he founded and leads the BIOBIX lab and the NXTGNT core sequencing facility. Together with Jan, he co-founded Novalis Biotech Incubation, and he has co-founded biotech startups including Devgen and Genohm. He currently serves as CSO of MDxHealth, a public biotech company focused on uro-oncology, and holds several biotech startup board seats. He earned a Master's in Chemical Engineering and a PhD in Molecular Biology (1998) from the University of Ghent.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
BiotechDigital Health
Experience
- Ghent UniversityProfessorcurrent2002 — presentGhent (BE)
- CLOUDS OF CAREBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- Rarity BioscienceBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- RheumaFinderBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- Wintercircus GhentCo-Foundercurrent2024 — presentGhent Metropolitan Area
- Modality.AIBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- GraphealBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentGrenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- H42.aiFounder & CEOcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- myNEO TherapeuticsFounder & Board Membercurrent2018 — presentGent, Flanders, Belgium
- BioLizardFounder & Board Membercurrent2018 — presentEurope (BE,NL,CH) & US
- Novalis BiotechFoundercurrent2018 — present
- nxtgntFounding Partner & Board Membercurrent2010 — presentGent
- B4M/BioinformatrixCEOcurrent2002 — presentAntwerp Area, Belgium
- OHMX.bioFounder & Board Member2019 — 2024Gent, Flanders, Belgium
- Medip AnalyticsStrategic Advisor2022 — 2023Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
- MDxHealthCSO2005 — 2022Irvine CA (US) , Ghent (BE)
- CergentisBoard Member2019 — 2022Utrecht Area, Netherlands
- doc.aiChief Life Science Officer2018 — 2019Palo Alto
- Wobblebase Inc.Founder2012 — 2018Half Moon Bay, CA
- SLIMS by Genohm, A part of AgilentFounder & Board Member (Chairman)2002 — 2018Lausanne Area, Switzerland
- DevgenFounder & Director1998 — 2002
Skills & more
Biotechnology60Bioinformatics91Translational Medicine5Genomics61Epigenetics8Cancer16R&D2Lifesciences26Molecular Biology31Pharmacogenomics4Cell Biology11Cell15
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DNA sequencingBiomarkersProteomicsELISAProtein ChemistryDrug DiscoveryHigh Throughput ScreeningBiochemistryOncologyStatisticsSequencingProtein ExpressionLanguages Dutch · English · French · German · Spanish
From Wim's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
DevgenGenohmMDxHealth
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Novalis Biotech
Bart Rossel
Advisory board member at Novalis Biotech
Cedric Bogaert
Entrepreneur in Residence - managing myNEO at Novalis Biotech
Jan Van den Berghe
Co-Founder / Managing Director at Novalis Biotech
Jaroslav Belotserkovsky
Investment Manager at Novalis Biotech
Kathleen Van den Berghe
Member of the Supervisory Board at Novalis Biotech
Kjell Mortier
Fund Manager at Novalis Biotech
Liesbeth Ceelen
Advisory board member at Novalis Biotech
Michael Hengartner
Advisory board member at Novalis Biotech
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Wim Van Criekinge?
- Wim Van Criekinge holds a PhD and is a tenured professor of computational genomics and bioinformatics at Ghent University, where he founded and leads the BIOBIX lab and the NXTGNT core sequencing facility. Together with Jan, he co-founded Novalis Biotech Incubation, and he has co-founded biotech startups including Devgen and Genohm. He currently serves as CSO of MDxHealth, a public biotech company focused on uro-oncology, and holds several biotech startup board seats. He earned a Master's in Chemical Engineering and a PhD in Molecular Biology (1998) from the University of Ghent.
- Where does Wim Van Criekinge work?
- Wim Van Criekinge is Founder, Novalis Biotech Incubation at Novalis Biotech.
- What does Wim Van Criekinge invest in?
- Wim Van Criekinge invests in Biotech, Digital Health.
- What companies has Wim Van Criekinge invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Devgen, Genohm, MDxHealth.
- Where did Wim Van Criekinge go to school?
- Wim Van Criekinge studied at Harvard Business School (Accelerating Innovation in Precision Medicine, Senior Executive Education); INSEAD (Leading From The Chair, Senior Executive Education); National Cancer Institute (NCI) (Master, Data Analysis: Human Participants Protections).
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